The banks made too many risky loans which now can't be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped.

银行贷出了太多现在无法偿还的风险贷款，而且他们在房地产业做了投机买卖，其价值目前也已经下跌。

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After the failure of Lehman Brothers, many of the world's largest banks feared the worst as the collapse of the housing bubble exposed investments in risky loans.

在雷曼兄弟破产后，许多全球最大的银行都曾担心出现最糟糕的情况，因为房地产泡沫的破裂暴露了它们在高风险贷款方面的投资。

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More junk bonds are being issued than ever before, more risky loans are being offered.

垃圾债券和高风险贷款越来越多。

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The idea is that lenders will be more responsible in making loans if they might not be able to pass off risky mortgages to investors.

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Let's make some risky loans and if it succeeds we make money; if the thing blows up, well then they government will pay.

然后贷款给一些风险大的项目,如果成功了,我们会赚钱,如果事情搞砸了,那时政府自会买单

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They should have been watching, under Reagan, because if you let them pay high interest rates you better watch out that they don't make risky loans if you're insuring them.

在里根的执政下,他们本应该进行监管,因为如果你准许机构支付高利率,且对他们进行保险,你最好进行监管,防止他们发放高危贷款

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They have been retreating from unprofitably risky loans to clients, especially to small businesses.

ECONOMIST: German banks

That's because many who took out these often risky loans can't pay them back.

NPR: New Century's Borrowers Worry for Homes

And suddenly, growing numbers of home buyers were taking out exotic and risky loans.

NPR: Businesses Blame Slow Sales on Housing